{"id":26128,"date":"2024-10-31T21:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?p=26128"},"modified":"2024-10-31T21:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:13:49","slug":"hijikata-and-kokkinakis-are-through-to-the-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/news\/2024\/10\/31\/hijikata-and-kokkinakis-are-through-to-the-quarterfinals","title":{"rendered":"HIJIKATA AND KOKKINAKIS ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the excitement continues to build at the 2024 Perpetual NSW Open, the Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches delivered thrilling performances and surprising upsets. Here\u2019s a recap of today\u2019s key results:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Singles Round of 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[1] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)<\/strong> defeated Masamichi Imamura (JPN), securing his spot in the quarterfinals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[8] Yuta Shumizu (JPN)<\/strong> continued his strong campaign, defeating Blake Mott (AUS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>LL Emile Hudd (GBR)<\/strong> made headlines by taking down Matthew Dellavedova (AUS) in a hard-fought match.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ajeet Rai (NZL)<\/strong> triumphed over <strong>[Q] Yuki Mochizuki<\/strong>, showcasing his talent and determination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Doubles Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Excitement was palpable in the men&#8217;s doubles, with several thrilling matches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[4] Kody Pearson (AUS) \/ Joshua Sheehy (USA)<\/strong> advanced after a decisive victory over Masamichi Imamura \/ Naoki Tajima (JPN) with a score of 7-6(7), 6-1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blake Bayldon (AUS) \/ Mats Hermans (NED)<\/strong> pulled off a notable upset against <strong>[1] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) \/ Mac Kiger (USA)<\/strong>, winning 6-1, 7-6(5).<\/li>\n<li><strong>[2] Blake Ellis \/ Thomas Fancutt (AUS)<\/strong> defeated Cruz Hewitt \/ Marc Polmans, securing their place in the semifinals with a score of 6-4, 6-4.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) \/ Adam Taylor (AUS)<\/strong> edged out <strong>[3] Seita Watanabe \/ Takeru Yuzuki (JPN)<\/strong> in a closely contested match, finishing 6-3, 7-6(5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Singles Round of 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s singles saw some fantastic matchups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[1] Talia Gibson (AUS)<\/strong> had a commanding victory over Haruna Arakawa (JPN) with a score of 6-1, 6-4.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[7] Petra Hule (AUS)<\/strong> continued her impressive form, defeating Saki Imamura (JPN) 6-2, 6-0.<\/li>\n<li>In a surprising result, <strong>[WC] Emerson Jones<\/strong> triumphed over <strong>[4] Destanee Aiava<\/strong> with a score of 6-4, 6-2.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriella Da Silva Fick (AUS)<\/strong> defeated Yuki Naito (JPN) in a closely contested match, winning 7-5, 6-3.<\/li>\n<li>Other notable results included Hikaru Sato (JPN) overcoming <strong>[WC] Tahlia Kokkinis (AUS)<\/strong> and <strong>[2] Taylah Preston (AUS)<\/strong> advancing past <strong>[Q] Alexandra Bozovic (AUS)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Doubles Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In women&#8217;s doubles action, the competition was fierce:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[1] Destanee Aiava \/ Maddison Inglis (AUS)<\/strong> demonstrated their prowess, defeating Haruna Arakawa \/ Natsuho Arakawa 7-5, 7-5.<\/li>\n<li>The duo of <strong>Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty \/ Vaidehi Chaudhari (IND)<\/strong> pulled off an upset, defeating Alexandra Bozovic \/ Belle Thompson (AUS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lizette Cabrera \/ Taylah Preston (AUS)<\/strong> fought hard to defeat Sajura Hosogi \/ Natsumi Kawaguchi (JPN) after a dramatic match, ending 3-6, 7-6(4), 10-4.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rina Saigo \/ Yukina Saigo (JPN)<\/strong> advanced past <strong>[2] Yuki Naito \/ Naho Sato (JPN)<\/strong> with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the excitement continues to build at the 2024 Perpetual NSW Open, the Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches delivered thrilling performances and surprising upsets. Here\u2019s a recap of today\u2019s key results: Men&#8217;s Singles Round of 16 [1] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) defeated Masamichi Imamura (JPN), securing his spot in the quarterfinals. [8] Yuta Shumizu (JPN) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6323,"featured_media":26127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6323"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}